Ana Maria Dodds was born 1923 in Glasgow but grew up in Catalonia returning to Scotland when she was 13. During WW2 Ana Maria joined the Land Army who worked on the land while the men were away at war. We have several stories from Ana Maria Dodds and they may remind you of your own experiences. In this extract Ana Maria talks about 'singling' turnips.

Ana Maria Dodds was born 1923 in Glasgow but grew up in Catalonia returning to Scotland when she was 13. During WW2 Ana Maria joined the Land Army who worked on the land while the men were away at war. We have several stories from Ana Maria Dodds and they may remind you of your own experiences. In this extract Ana Maria talks about working with teams of other land army girls and keeping up with the men.

Ana Maria Dodds was born in Catalonia but was living in Scotland during WW2. She volunteered to join the armed forces but was refused as she was not a British national. However she was offered a place in the Land Army. Here she talks about her work while based in Greenlaw. No concessions were made to the fact that they were young women while working with the men on an estate.